This summer, join fellow art enthusiasts on ARTBus as we head to Detroit for a day of exclusive tours and experiences. We’ll visit the Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Library Street Collective, The Belt alley, and Wasserman Projects. You and your friends will check out the most talked-about exhibitions of the season, meet gallery directors and curators, and get an insider’s view of Detroit’s flourishing art scene.
Sit back and relax – let us get you there in style! We will travel to Detroit on a luxury motor coach with spacious and comfortable seating.
Friday, June 28, 2019
ArtBus departs from the Art Center at 9:00am and returns by 5:30pm.
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Tickets are $125 and include round-trip transportation, light refreshments prior to departure (many thanks to Zingerman’s!), lunch in downtown Detroit, and a number of exclusive art experiences. ARTBus tickets are non-refundable and proceeds benefit the Ann Arbor Art Center. If you are unable to attend and would like to transfer your ticket to a friend or family member, please contact Meaghan Clark at 734-926-4123.
Itinerary
First Stop: Detroit Institute of Arts
Once in Detroit, we'll start the day with a docent-led tour of the Detroit Institute of Arts' permanent collection followed by independent exploration of the DIA. The featured exhibition, From Camelot to Kent State: Pop Art, 1960-1975, includes seventy-three prints, drawings, multiples, and sculpture and highlights artists you're sure to recognize - Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and more.
Second Stop: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)
After lunch, we'll tour the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) and Frank Kelly's Mobile Homestead. You'll enjoy KAWS: ALONE AGAIN, the exhibition of Brooklyn-based artists, KAWS.
Third Stop: Library Street Collective
Next, we'll head to the Library Street Collective for a tour of depersonalization-derealization, the latest work of Jason Revok.
Fourth Stop: The Belt Alley
Weather permitting, we will head to The Belt - a culturally redefined alley in the heart of downtown Detroit.
Final Stop: Wasserman Projects
Before we head back to Ann Arbor, Wasserman Projects director, Alison Wong, will meet with us for a brief conversation and private tour of the exhibition that features Maritza Caneca, Jack Henry, and Scott Hocking.
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